You can learn everything you need to inseminate cattle at a Cooperative Extension AI clinic like this one at V Bar V Ranch.
Cooperative Extension
Cost
The cost is $450 which includes lunch on Saturday and Sunday, a flash drive with all workshop presentations, and an ABS AI Management Guide. An optional take-home AI Kit is available for $400. See common questions for a list of what is included in the AI Kit.
Register
The next clinic will be hosted November 15-17th.
- Registration for those not on the waiting list will open October 28th if spaces are sill available.
- To learn more about a clinic, contact:
- Andrew Brischke at brischke@cals.arizona.edu or 928-753-3788 ext. 12
- Ashley Hall at ashleys3@arizona.edu or 928-978-6752
Friday
- 1:00 pm - Introductions and Program Overview
- 1:30 pm - Why AI?
- 2:15 pm - AI Equipment
- 2:45 pm - Break
- 3:00 pm - Anatomy
- 3:30 pm - Hands‐on Anatomy
- 4:15 pm - Estrous Observation
- 5:00 pm - Adjourn
Saturday
- 8:00 am - AI Veterinarian Requirements
- 8:45 pm - Estrous Cycle
- 9:30 am - Break
- 9:45 am - Estrous Synchronization
- 10:30 am - Semen Handling Practice
- 12:00 pm - Lunch
- 1:00 pm - Herd Health and Nutrition
- 1:45 pm - Break
- 2:00 pm - Animal Handling
- 2:45 pm - Hands‐on Finding the Cervix
- 5:00 pm - Adjourn
Sunday
- 8:00 am - Understanding EPDs
- 8:45 am - Recordkeeping
- 9:30 am - Semen Handling Practice, Uterine Tract and Simulator and Practice Live Cow Practice
- 11:30 am - Break
- 12:30 pm - Semen Handling Practice, Uterine Tract and Simulator Practice and Live Cow Practice
- 2:30 pm - BBQ, Questions & Discussion, Evaluations & Adjourn
- How do I pay for the course? The preferred method of payment is through our online registration form that opens before each clinic.
- Are there registration or family discounts? No, payment value is per person.
- What is included in the AI Kits? Each kit includes:
- One AI Kit box
- One Box of gloves
- One O-ring AI syringe
- One Pack of sheaths (individually wrapped – 50 count)
- One Cito straw cutter
- One Plastic tweezers
- One 12 Volt / 120 Volt Cito Thaw (For use with 12 Volt DC power and 120 Volt AC power. Comes with 15 ft. cord (12 Volt) and 12 ft. cord (120 Volt), AC/DC Converter, basket, and Cito Thaw Card Thermometer)
- One Lubricant (8oz)
- Can I miss any of the sessions? Missing a session is highly discouraged as we build on each step in the process. However, you are free to leave after you feel you have enough confidence in yourself with the AI procedure (after you fill out an evaluation).
- What will we be practicing on? You will get practice on live cows, uterine tracts, semen handling, and a bovine simulator.
- Can I bring my own cow to the clinic? No, you cannot bring your own cows to AI at this clinic
- Where are the V Bar V Headquarters? The headquarters are approximately 30 minutes north of Camp Verde. The address is 4005 N Forest Road 618, Rimrock, AZ 86335.
Join the Waiting List
We offer two clinics a year; one in the spring and one in the fall.
- Waiting List for Upcoming AI Clinic. Those on the wait list will be notified 2 weeks before general open registration.
- Waiting List to Audit Clinic - Those who have already attended a clinic can audit a clinic or attend a livestock working day to get additional practice on AI procedures.
Lodging
V Bar V is located at V Bar V Winter Headquarters, 4005 N Forest Road 618, Rimrock, AZ 86335. The nearest lodging options are available in Camp Verde (30 minutes away) and Sedona (40 minutes away). We've collected a list below. However, this list does not constitute an endorsement.
Sponsor a Clinic
There are various sponsor levels that cover the cost of coffee, lunch, pharmaceuticals, feed, and AI Kits.
- Calf $200 - Logo displayed at clinic and all promotional materials advertising the clinic and booth one day.
- Yearling $500 - Logo displayed at clinic and all promotional materials advertising the clinic, booth one day, and opportunity to give 10-minute talk during lunch two lunch sponsorships available per clinic).
- Mature Cow $1,000 - Logo displayed at clinic and promotional materials advertising the clinic, booth two days, opportunity
to give 30-minute talk during lunch (two lunch sponsorships available per clinic). - Herd Bull $2,500 - Be the title sponsor of event. Logo displayed at clinic and all promotional materials advertising the
clinic, booth three days, keynote speaker, logo stickers added to AI Kit.